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- Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #673
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-
-
- Info-Hams Digest Thu, 16 Jun 94 Volume 94 : Issue 673
-
- Today's Topics:
- "73's"
- anyone figure lithium 1.5 v cells?
- AR 'etiquette'
- FCC licensing delay reason
- For those that are waiting...
- GB2RS News 19th June 1994
- IPS Daily Report - 16 June 94
- Licensing Fees/Waiting time...
- Midland radio advice
- Radio installation FAQ ?
- Yaesu FT530 Mods
-
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-
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- herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official
- policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there.
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Date: 16 Jun 1994 20:37:11 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!uhog.mit.edu!news.kei.com!ssd.intel.com!chnews!cmoore@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: "73's"
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Teacherjh (teacherjh@aol.com) wrote:
-
- : So, the burning question is not what does "73s" mean... Jose KD1SB
-
- There exists an old telegraph myth (I can't verify it) that 73 was a
- shorthand version of "Good Code" meaning that the other guy was sending
- good code. It was normally sent at the end of a contact. Is it just
- a coincidence that "G" is the 7th letter of the alphabet and "C" is
- the 3rd?
-
- 73, KG7BK, CecilMoore@delphi.com
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 16 Jun 1994 14:53:21 -0700
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!csulb.edu!paris.ics.uci.edu!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: anyone figure lithium 1.5 v cells?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In <2tq6m6$klu@agate.berkeley.edu> kennish@kabuki.EECS.Berkeley.EDU (Ken A. Nishimura) writes:
-
- >Are you talking about the Everady Lithium AA cells? If so,
- >they are 1.5V by design, as the chemistry is Lithium-IronDisulfide.
- >The more common Lithium-MnO2 and Lithium-CFx cells are
- >both approx. 3V.
-
- Yes, and thanks, Ken. SO the chemistry is different, that helps me. I
- think I need to go talk to a chemist more often.
-
- Clark
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 16 Jun 1994 15:52:13 -0400
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!news1.oakland.edu!rcsuna.gmr.com!csid.gmeds.com!csid.gmeds.com!not-for-mail@network.
- Subject: AR 'etiquette'
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Can someone give help me find some good books on Amateur Radio
- 'etiquette'??
-
- I have an electrial engineering degree and I am an Army Signal Corps
- officer, so I have a strong interest in radio. Many of the books I get
- from HAMFests are technical in nature and procedural about getting your
- license. I have not seen anything of substance about 'etiquette', but
- it seems that the 'old dogs' on the air insist on making people live by
- it... I understand the FCC regs pertaining to signal strength, freq
- usage, callsigns, etc., but where does it talk about the proper use of
- '73' and the 'nuances' behind 2m operation??
-
- I throughly enjoy my hobbies, but there's nothing less disheartening
- than hearing from someone who says "This is how it's really done" in a
- vindictive tone like you should have known better. So, to help me (and
- possibly others) get off on the right foot, please direct me to a source
- of all the written (and unwritten) rules of AR etiquette and courtesy...
-
-
- Thank you very much in advance!
-
- +------------------------+-------------------------------+ /mmm\
- | Jason C. Davis / EDS | EDS Client Server Integration | (. .)
- | 750 Tower Dr. MS 3349 | CSI/CAC EDS/Sun Support Desk | u
- | Troy, Michigan 48098 | EMail: jdavis@csid.gmeds.com | ~
- | (810)265-3333 8/365 | profs: ovmail1(qz49sp) | oOOo oOOo
- +------------------------+-------------------------------+ #############
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 16 Jun 1994 15:11:15 -0500
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!cs.utexas.edu!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: FCC licensing delay reason
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- I was talking to the local ARRL VEC coordinator yesterday evening on 2M.
-
- He informed me that the FCC is rewriting the software which prints
- technician licenses to indicate whether or not the technician has
- passed the code test or not.
-
- The reason for this is so that a technician will not have to keep
- both a certificate of completion and a copy of the license in order
- to use HF band privilages or to receive the 5 wpm credit when it comes
- time to upgrade.
-
- Thus, a cause of the ticket delays.
-
- Thought that those waiting might want to hear this information.
-
- Jeff Johnson,
- KF8UW
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 16 Jun 94 14:50:44 CDT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: For those that are waiting...
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- I just called the FCC to find out what the status of my license application
- was (it's now 12 weeks, 4 days, and 2 hrs. since my test). The FCC person
- checked and informed me that my call had not yet been issued. She also
- told me the wait was 12-14 weeks.
-
- Got the impression that they have been getting a lot of calls lately...
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 16 Jun 1994 18:11:56 +0000
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!udel!news2.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!demon!llondel.demon.co.uk!dave@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: GB2RS News 19th June 1994
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Good morning. It's Sunday the 19th of June and here is the GB2RS news
- broadcast, prepared by the Radio Society of Great Britain.
-
- First the headlines:
-
- Your views are invited on the future of amateur satellites, We want to
- hear from you if you've suffered interference from modern fluorescent
- lights, and Sporadic E is forecast for ten and six this week.
-
-
- There's an opportunity in July to influence the future of the Amateur
- Satellite Service. The IARU has appointed an ad hoc committee to canvass
- the opinion of individuals and organizations involved in the amateur
- satellite service and to report back to the Administrative Council in
- early September. The committee wishes to canvass the issues raised by
- the service, from the point of view of facilities provided, the users
- and potential users, as well as addressing the benefits and potential
- benefits to amateur radio in general. The identification of the future
- needs of the satellite service, particularly spectrum allocation and
- regulatory aspects is essential.
-
- Two members of this international committee, VE3CDM and ZS5AKV, will
- attend the AMSAT-UK Colloquium at the University of Surrey in July and
- facilities have been provided for any radio amateur to attend a full
- discussion which will take place on Thursday the 28th of July at 7pm. No
- charges will be made for attendance at this meeting, but it is important
- for all attendees to obtain a Security Pass and Car Parking Pass before
- Friday the 22nd of July. Anyone who is interested in attending should
- send a self-addressed stamped envelope as soon as possible to: AMSAT-UK,
- London E12 5EQ. {Newsreaders, this is a complete address}.
-
- The EMC Committee of the Radio Society of Great Britain would like to
- hear from anyone who has suffered interference from any of the new types
- of fluorescent lighting which have become available recently,
- particularly if the installation includes a dimmer. If you can help,
- please contact the committee chairman Robin Page-Jones, G3JWI, whose
- address is correct in the RSGB Call Book.
-
- An RSGB Microwave Round Table meeting takes place today, Sunday the
- 19th, at the Crawley Amateur Radio Club premises, Pease Pottage, near
- Crawley, West Sussex. The event is organised by the RSGB Southern
- Microwave Group and commences at 10am. The attractions include technical
- talks, calibration and alignment facilities, and the usual round table
- discussions on current matters of interest. All are welcome.
-
- The callsign GB5GS will be aired from the Goodwin Sands on Thursday
- evening, the 23rd of June, by members of the East Kent Radio Society.
- This will be a new WAB square for many because it is normally under
- water. Operation, on the 80 and 40 metre bands, will be from
- approximately 6.30pm to 8pm, depending on the tide.
-
- The Science Museum station, GB2SM, in London, will be running low power
- on the 3.5MHz band today, looking especially for contacts with Novices.
- They will also operate on 21 and 432MHz.
-
- The largest rally in Europe takes place this week at Friedrichshafen in
- southern Germany. The RSGB will be amongst the several British
- exhibitors at the event.
-
- The Educational group STELAR - Science and Technology through
- Educational Links with Amateur Radio - will hold its first on-air
- activity day, from 1600 UTC next Thursday the 23rd for 24 hours. A
- control station from Harrogate Ladies College will be on the air using
- GB2SR and GB2HC. Packet will also be used and messages may be sent to
- G0HCA at GB7CYM. The group welcomes contacts with any station but is
- looking for as many contacts as possible with other schools and
- colleges. Skeds with GB2SR can be arranged by calling the shack direct
- on 0423 522285 over the period of operation.
-
- Now some items of HF DX news from the weekly RSGB DX News Sheet which is
- edited by Brendan McCartney, G4DYO.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 16 Jun 1994 23:16:45 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!msuinfo!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!ipso!rwc@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: IPS Daily Report - 16 June 94
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
- ISSUED AT 16/2330Z JUNE 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
- FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY.
- SUMMARY FOR 16 JUNE AND FORECAST UP TO 19 JUNE
-
- No IPS Disturbance Warning is current
- -----------------------------------------------------------
-
- 1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
- Activity: very low
-
- Flares: none.
-
- Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 088/032
-
- 1B. SOLAR FORECAST
- 17 June 18 June 19 June
- Activity Very low Very low Very low
- Fadeouts None expected None expected None expected
-
- Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 086/029
-
- 1C. SOLAR COMMENT
- None.
- -----------------------------------------------------------
-
- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
- Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: quiet
-
- Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 15 June
- Learmonth 05 2222 2111
- Fredericksburg 05 09
- Planetary 08 09
-
- Observed Kp for 15 June: 3233 2222
-
-
- 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
- DATE Ap CONDITIONS
- 17 Jun 10 Quiet.
- 18 Jun 10 Quiet to unsettled.
- 19 Jun 10 Quiet to unsettled.
-
- 2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT
- The disappearing filament has not occurred and is no longer expected.
- 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
- LATITUDE BAND
- DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH
- 16 Jun normal normal normal
- PCA Event : None.
- 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
- LATITUDE BAND
- DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH
- 17 Jun normal normal normal
- 18 Jun normal normal normal
- 19 Jun normal normal normal
- 3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT
- NONE.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------
-
- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
- MUFs at Sydney were near predicted monthly values to 15-20% enhanced.
-
- Observed T index for 16 June: 47
-
- Predicted Monthly T Index for June is 30.
-
- 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
- DATE T-index MUFs
- 17 Jun 40 Near predicted monthly values to 15% enhanced.
- 18 Jun 40 Near predicted monthly values to 15% enhanced.
- 19 Jun 40 Near predicted monthly values to 15% enhanced.
-
-
- 4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT
- None.
-
-
-
-
- --
- IPS Regional Warning Centre, Sydney |IPS Radio and Space Services
- email: rwc@ips.oz.au fax: +61 2 4148331 |PO Box 5606
- RWC Duty Forecaster tel: +61 2 4148329 |West Chatswood NSW 2057
- Recorded Message tel: +61 2 4148330 |AUSTRALIA
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 16 Jun 1994 22:07:42 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!wotan.compaq.com!twisto.eng.hou.compaq.com!news@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Licensing Fees/Waiting time...
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Waah, Waah, Waah. {:-)
-
- Sorry to be so cynical but this is one thread that keeps going and going and going .......
-
- Fact is VECs are volunteer organizations and the FCC is a government agency.
- You know, I'm from the government and I'm here to help you. Right.
-
- Ham licenses are a very small part of what the FCC does. As a matter of
- fact I'm sure it is a very small and low priority responsibility of theirs. However, all is
- not doom and gloom. Things are getting better. With the VE program you can take an
- exam within an hour of your home on just about any given week. Not to dwell on the
- past, but I used to have to make an 1.5-2 hour trip to Chicago to take the exam on any
- Tuesday or Friday morning. Kind of tough when you are 15 and still in school and don't
- have a license much less a car. So availability has gotten better. Comparing the
- volume of 610s that the FCC goes through today compared to 1979, I would have
- to say that they are doing better because my 1979 license took 16 weeks.
-
- Now that the FCC is going computerized it should be an even quicker turnaround
- with instant licensing just around the corner. So be patient and remember that our
- goverment isn't a fast one and it isn't slow, but kinda half fast if you know what I mean.
-
- Bear with it and I bet your license won't lose any of it's attraction when you finally do get it.
- In fact you will cherish it all the more.
-
- Earl Morse
- KZ8E
- KZ8E@bangate.compaq.com
-
-
- >
- >I Took my no code test march 16th, as of mail yesterday afternoon, no callsign.
- >
- >I am unhappy to hear from poster that waiting time is now 16 weeks instead
- >of the previous 12.
- >
- >I agree that "instant operating" could be abused. I think that the idea of
- >"vec" downloading info into the fcc front end computer would save the fcc
- >data entry work and speed things along.
- >
- >I personally would be willing to spend $25-35 bucks to "expedite" my license
- >in 30 days rather than spend $5.75 or so and have to wait 4 months.
- >
- >I have already spent over $275 bucks + traded some stuff for 2 2m ht's,
- >I would not mind that much spending $30 +/- inorder to use them before the
- >warranty expires!
- >
- >The hobby loses its attraction when you are forced to wait that long for
- >somebody else to do some paperwork. If I had known that it would take
- >4 months from test date (not counting study time and time waiting for vec sched)
- >I probably would have found a different radio hobby, or picked up a modem and
- >subscription to compuserve - I do all my ham communicating via internet already.
- >
- >
- > Ed@fore.com
- >
- >(can I use an internet address as a radio callb sign?) (Kidding) {:-|
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 16 Jun 1994 20:43:33 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!sdd.hp.com!hpscit.sc.hp.com!cupnews0.cup.hp.com!cupnews2.cup.hp.com!bmp@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Midland radio advice
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- I found a Midland VHF high band radio at a flea market last week.
- I am trying to figure out what the difference is between it
- and a different Midland model. Does anyone have any old catalogs
- that show these two models?
- 70-240B
- 70-442BXL
-
- Brian Perkin
- N6RSW
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 16 Jun 1994 18:20:24 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!news1.oakland.edu!rcsuna.gmr.com!ilium!gdls.com!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Radio installation FAQ ?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- OK, there's been a lot of messages flying around on which cars to buy to
- install a radio in, and how to install them.
-
- Has any kind soul out there started a FAQ on it (or at least made a
- compilation of the messages)?
-
- Bill
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 16 Jun 1994 17:23:21 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!news.ans.net!mailhost.interaccess.com!hopken@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Yaesu FT530 Mods
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Hi All. I've picked up a couple of these but am a little hesitant to try
- this mod without first talking to someone about it. If your knowledgeable
- about this mod, please email me with your number and I'll call you for a
- little moral support. If you're in the Chicago area, I'd love to have some
- help with this. Thanks...
- --
- =================================================
- Ken Hopkins WA9WCP | Internet - HOPKEN@interaccess.com
- Disaster Team - | AMPRnet - 44.72.1.162
- American Red Cross | AX.25 - WA9WCP@W9ZMR.IL.USA
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: (null)
- From: (null)
- And from the Cayman Islands, N0TG will be active as ZF2GT from Thursday
- the 23rd until Thursday the 30th of June. Activity will be on all bands,
- with emphasis on CW and the WARC bands.
-
- Now the rallies for today, Sunday the 19th of June:
-
- The Belfast Radio Rally is be held at the Chimney Corner Hotel, 630
- Antrim Road, Glengormley. The rally features the usual trade stands, a
- bring and buy stall and many other attractions.
-
- The Bury St Edmunds Amateur Radio Society Car Boot Sale is being held at
- the Scout Pavilion, Stanton, off the A143 road. Doors open at 10am. The
- event features trade stands and a Raynet supplies stall. Light
- refreshments will be available. Talk-in by G2JO is on 2 metres.
-
- The Denby Dale and District Amateur Radio Society Annual Mobile Rally is
- being held at Shelley High School, midway between Huddersfield and
- Wakefield on the B6116 road, two miles from its junction with the A636.
- Doors open at 11am. The event features trade stands, craft stalls, a
- bring and buy stall and a car boot sale. RSGB Morse Tests will be
- available on demand but participants must bring two passport size
- photographs. Refreshments will be available and talk-in is on channels
- S22 and SU22.
-
- The Newbury Car Boot Sale is being held at Acland Hall, Cold Ash, near
- Thatcham, Newbury. The sale starts at 9am, with set-up time from 8am.
- Talk-in will be on 2 metres channel S22 by GB4NBS.
-
- Next the events we know of for next weekend:
-
- The Wrexham Amateur Radio Society Mobile Rally is to be held next
- Saturday and Sunday, the 25th and 26th of June, at the Clwyd Veteran and
- Vintage Machinery Society's Annual Steam Rally at Plessey, Eyton, near
- Wrexham. The event features a radio and electronic related "car boot"
- flea market. Further details from Ian, on 0978 845858.
-
- The Longleat Amateur Radio Rally is to be held at Longleat Park, near
- Warminster, Wiltshire next Sunday, the 26th. Follow the brown tourist
- signs for Longleat House, not the Safari Park, from the A36 road. Doors
- open at 9.30am. The disabled car park is located near to the rally. The
- event features over 150 trade stands covering communications, computers
- and associated peripheral. There's also an RSGB stand and a bring and
- buy for private sales. Other attraction include a craft fair, Royal
- Signals special event station, historic wireless equipment and
- refreshments. For further details contact Shaun, G8VPG on 0225 873098,
- evening and weekends.
-
- Also next Sunday, the Norfolk Raynet Barford Rally is to be held at the
- Village Hall and Playing Fields, Barford, seven miles west of Norwich on
- the B1108 road. Doors open at 10am. The event features trade stands, car
- boot pitches and refreshments. Details from Bill, G4TWT on 0603 427008.
-
- Now for the HF contest news:
-
- The RSGB Summer 1.8MHz CW Contest takes place next weekend, from 2100
- UTC on Saturday the 25th, until 0100 UTC on Sunday the 26th. For further
- details see April's RadCom, page 80.
-
- The Russian DX Contest which was originally scheduled to take place next
- weekend has now been postponed until Friday the 29th and Saturday the
- 30th of July.
-
- Next some VHF contest news:
-
- The third RSGB 10GHz Summer Cumulative Contest takes place from 0900 to
- 2100 UTC, next Sunday the 26th of June. See April RadCom page 82 for
- details.
-
- The RSGB's Premier VHF event, the VHF National Field Day Contest is from
- 1400 UTC on Saturday the 2nd, until 1400 on Sunday the 3rd of July. See
- April's RadCom page 82 for full details.
-
- The third RSGB Backpackers 144MHz portable contest takes place from 1100
- to 1500 UTC on Sunday the 3rd of July. This is an SSB and CW event and
- finishes one hour after VHF NFD. Full details can be found in the
- January and April editions of RadCom.
-
- Special event stations this week include:
-
- Today, Sunday the 19th, GB0GRK will be aired by members of the
- Inverclyde Amateur Radio Group from Gourock. The event is backed by the
- Inverclyde District Council and the Greater Glasgow Tourist board. The
- operation celebrates 300 years of Burgh status for the town and will be
- on air from 10am until 7pm, on all HF bands, 2 metres FM and packet
- radio.
-
- GB4HIS, will be operational from Hampstead Infant School, Tanhouse
- Avenue, Great Barr during the school Open day next Saturday, the 25th.
- Further details from Ian, G0PAI Tel: 021 561 2884.
-
- Also next Saturday, GX2BQY, will be active during the Southwick and
- North Bradley Scout Fete, operated by members of the Trowbridge and
- District Amateur Radio Club. Activity will be on the 80, 40 and 2 metre
- bands. The main events start at 2pm and includes many attractions for
- all the family. Further details from Ian, G0GRI Tel: 0225 864698.
-
- Members of Wirral Amateur Radio Society will use GB4HP at the Wheels
- Extravaganza Transport Show on Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th of
- June at Vauxhalls Show Ground, Ellesmere Port, South Wirral. Operation
- will be from 10am to 5pm, on the HF bands and the VHF/UHF bands and
- packet radio. Further details from G4YWD on 0244 502320 office hours or
- 051 334 9200 evenings only.
-
- GB2PYB, will be aired from Gloucester Park, Basildon, Essex next
- Saturday and Sunday the 25th and 26th for the Positive Youth Basildon
- festival for young people and the organisations that support them. The
- Vange Amateur Radio Society will operate the station to promote the
- appeal of amateur radio to young people. For further details contact
- Doris on 0268 552606.
-
- And now the solar factual data:
-
- The period from the 6th to the 12th of June has seen an increase in spot
- indices, solar flux and X-ray levels. Despite this, general solar
- activity remains very low. A flare was reported on the 7th - a B2.8/SF
- flare which is very small, but it has had a beneficial effect.
- Unfortunately magnetic coronal hole activity has affected northern
- stations in particular. It was not all gloom, however. Sporadic E has
- been widespread on both 6 and 10 metres most days.
-
- The sunspot indices meaned at 43 units, but had reached 87 on the 11th.
- Solar flux levels rose slightly from 71 units on the 6th up to 86 by the
- 12th, giving an average of 81 units for the period. The 90-day mean flux
- level on the 12th was 81 units. The geomagnetic Ap indices have mainly
- been at sub storm levels due to the passage of coronal holes, and
- averaged 17.5 units. Levels varied from 9 on the 9th up to 27 by the
- 12th. The major disturbances were at northern latitudes. The state has
- been 'nil nothing to report'. The aa indices, as supplied by the British
- Geological Survey for the 31st May to the 6th of June, averaged 40.5
- nanoTeslas for the period. Day to day levels hardly changed, there being
- no quiet or disturbed periods. The X-Ray flux levels have increased very
- considerably, rising from A1.6 on the 6th up to A9.0 by the 12th. The
- average was A6.6 for the period. The Electron Fluence is still very high
- being 2.7+8 on the 12th. Until this declines by at least two orders of
- magnitude, ionospheric F level conditions will remain poor.
-
- I'll repeat the figures. Spots - 43; Flux - 81; Ap index - 17.5; X-ray
- flux - A6.6.
-
- Now the ionospheric data for Central France:
-
- The F2 daytime critical frequencies at Poitiers, as reported by Meudon,
- for the period the 3rd to the 9th of June, averaged 6.2MHz. Day to day
- levels have not changed much. The highs are now between 19.00 to 21.00
- hours and are continuing to decline due to the seasonal changes. The
- darkness hour lows averaged 3.4MHz, though they varied from 2.9MHz up to
- 4.2MHz over the period; the lows are now centred about 04.00 hours.
-
- I'll repeat the figures. Highs - 6.2MHz; lows - 3.4MHz.
-
- Now the ionospheric data for the north:
-
- The F2 daytime critical frequencies at Ekaterinberg averaged 5.3MHz and
- the darkness hour lows 3.0MHz. Difficulty has been experienced with some
- readings due to the magnetic storms when only the F1 layer was
- detectable.
-
- I'll repeat the figures: Highs - 5.3MHz; lows - 3.0MHz.
-
- And lastly the solar forecast:
-
- This week the more active side of the sun will be rotating away; solar
- flux levels are expected to be about the 75s. Geomagnetic activity is
- expected to increase as the week goes by and could be up to storm levels
- by the 26th with possible aurora at northern latitudes. Ionospheric
- levels in the south during daylight are expected to reach 21MHz, and
- 14MHz for the darkness hours. Northern stations could be well down on
- these levels due to the expected geomagnetic activity. Sporadic E is now
- at its peak and both 6 and 10 metres could give widespread contacts
- throughout Europe almost any day.
-
- And that's the end of the solar information.
-
- Finally in the main news, SSL has informed the Society that as of last
- Wednesday morning, the latest callsigns issued were in the G0 Uniform
- Yankee and G7 Sierra Kilo series, and Novice calls in the 2 0 Alpha Inda
- and 2 1 Delta Charlie series.
-
- --
-
- GB2RS is prepared by the Radio Society of Great Britain and is broadcast
- in the 80m, 40m, 6m and 2m bands.
- Tel +44 707 659015 Fax +44 707 645105
-
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-
- Date: Thu, 16 Jun 1994 22:55:43 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!joejarre@network.ucsd.edu
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- References <2tketk$3os@nyx10.cs.du.edu>, <rogjdCrFwnu.Bt2@netcom.com>, <CrGEuI.LKu@news.Hawaii.Edu>
- Subject : Re: 440 in So. Cal.
-
- Jeffrey Herman (jherman@uhunix3.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu) wrote:
-
- : This topic is getting boring.
-
- Best comment of the thread!
-
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